Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center is in the heart of West Los Angeles, California, on the University of California, Los Angeles, campus. The medical center is a 10-story building with a pharmacy on every floor, a home-like birthing and recovery center for new mothers and a state-of-the-art rehabilitation department. Patients and their families can choose from a variety of nearby hotels, including two that are affiliated with the hospital.

Hotels Affiliated With UCLA

Patients and their families can choose from UCLA-affiliated hotels such as the UCLA Tiverton House (tivertonhouse.ucla.edu). This 100-room hotel is about two blocks from the medical center and about one block from the Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden. The hotel has two shared lounge areas and a shared kitchen. Additional amenities include free parking, free shuttle service to UCLA campus locations, laundry facilities, a fitness room, game room, playroom for children and continental breakfast served in the lounge on the second floor. Another affiliated hotel, the UCLA Guest House (guesthouse.hhsmarketing.org), in the northeastern part of the campus, is nearly a mile from the hospital center. The guesthouse has 61 rooms and amenities such as a business center, laundry facilities and a continental breakfast.

Standard Hotels

Two additional hotels are located ½ mile from the medical center. The W Los Angeles -- Westwood Hotel (wlosangeles.com) and the Hilgard House Hotel and Suites (hilgardhouse.com) are in Westwood Village, between Beverly Hills and Bel Air. The hotels are within walking distance of the Fowler Museum at UCLA and the Armand Hammer Museum, in addition to numerous shops and restaurants. The W Hotel has amenities such as a full-service spa, state-of-the-art fitness center and Acura car service to take its guests anywhere within a five-mile radius of the hotel. The Hilgard House Hotel has free parking and a continental breakfast served daily.

Pet-Friendly Hotels

Travelers with pets can choose from a number of pet-friendly hotels, including the Hotel Palomar (hotelpalomar-lawestwood.com), in the Westwood neighborhood, not quite a mile from the medical center. Pets are welcome without any extra charges or size restrictions. Pet amenities include in-room food and water bowls, a pet bed and accessibility to dog-walking and dog-sitting services. Another option, the Beverly Hills Hotel (beverlyhillshotel.com), is 3 1/2 miles from the hospital, near Will Rogers Memorial Park on Sunset Boulevard. One trained dog, weighing 35 pounds or less, is welcome. Pet amenities include a bed, food and water bowls, pink tennis balls and bone-shaped cookies that are personalized with the dog's name.

Boutique Hotels

An intimate setting and upscale accommodations typify the boutique hotels near the hospital. Maison 140 (maison140.com) is a boutique hotel just over three miles from the medical center, in the center of Beverly Hills within walking distance from Rodeo Drive. Each of Maison 140's 44 rooms were designed by famed designer Kelly Wearstler. Amenities include a European-style breakfast served daily, upscale bath amenities, in-room spa services and Bar Noir, the hotel's on-site lounge. Hotel Beverly Terrace (hotelbeverlyterrace.com) is about four miles away, in Beverly Hills, near West Hollywood. It has 39 guest rooms, a garden courtyard, 24-hour concierge services and a free continental breakfast, served daily. Self-parking is available for an extra daily charge.

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